8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 16, 2000

THE GEON COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	1-11804	34-1730488
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Geon Center, Avon Lake, Ohio	44012
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   440-930-1001

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5. Other Events

The Board of Directors of The Geon Company (NYSE: GON) joined the board of M.A. Hanna Company (NYSE: MAH; CHICAGO) yesterday in naming Thomas A. Waltermire, Geon chairman and chief executive officer, as the first chairman and CEO of PolyOne Corporation. The new company is being created from the combination of Geon and M.A. Hanna.

Item 7(c).    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of August 16, 2000 announcing that The Board of Directors of The Geon Company (NYSE: GON) joined the board of M.A. Hanna Company (NYSE: MAH; CHICAGO) yesterday in naming Thomas A. Waltermire, Geon chairman and chief executive officer, as the first chairman and CEO of PolyOne Corporation.

SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

THE GEON COMPANY

By /s/ Gregory L. Rutman
Secretary

Dated August 16, 2000 EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

GEON CEO TOM WALTERMIRE TO LEAD POLYONE

Geon, M.A. Hanna Boards Express Confidence in Merged Company
After Departure of M.A. Hanna CEO

Cleveland, Ohio — August 16, 2000 — The Board of Directors of The Geon Company (NYSE: GON) joined the board of M.A. Hanna Company (NYSE: MAH; CHICAGO) yesterday in naming Thomas A. Waltermire, Geon chairman and chief executive officer, as the first chairman and CEO of PolyOne Corporation. The new company is being created from the combination of Geon and M.A. Hanna.

The M.A. Hanna board today announced the departure of its chairman and CEO, Phillip D. Ashkettle. Ashkettle had been slated to lead PolyOne. Under that plan, Waltermire would have served PolyOne initially as president and chief operating officer, succeeding Ashkettle as CEO in 2002 and as chairman in 2004.

PolyOne is expected to begin operations September 1, assuming a favorable vote by shareholders of both companies on August 29.

“I am very pleased with the PolyOne leadership team. In my travels to M.A. Hanna sites, I have been impressed with the talents of the people I have met and their dedication to customers,” said Waltermire. “It is reassuring to me that we have the right people in place. Our organizational structure is not yet complete, and much work remains, but the mood among all of us is strong optimism about our joint future as PolyOne. We can’t wait for the first day.”

The Geon Company is a leading North American-based polymer services and technology company with operations in vinyl compounds, specialty vinyl resins and formulations, engineered films, and other value-added products and services. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, The Geon Company and its subsidiaries employ more than 3,200 people and have 30 manufacturing plants in the United States, Canada, England and Australia, and joint ventures in the United States, England, Australia, Singapore and Colombia. Information on the Company’s products and services, as well as news releases, EDGAR filings, Form 10-K, 10-Q, etc. is available on the Internet at http://www.geon.com. 8-K 3 e8-k_pdf.pdf PDF COURTESY COPY OF 8-K FOR GEON begin 666 DOC.PDF M)5!$1BTQ+C(-"B7BX\_3#0HR(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+TQE;F=T:"`R,34U#0H^ M/@T*&5C=71I=F4@ M;V9F:6-E2!<*$Y94T4Z($=/3EPI(&IO:6YE M9"!T:&4@8F]A65S=&5R9&%Y(&EN(&YA M;6EN9R!4:&]M87,@02X@5V%L=&5R;6ER92P@1V5O;B!C:&%I2!<*$Y9 M4T4Z($U!2#L@0TA)0T%'3UPI('EE2!I;B!N86UI;F<@5&AO;6%S M("E4:@T*5"H-"BA!+B!786QT97)M:7)E+"!'96]N(&-H86ER;6%N(&%N9"!C M:&EE9B!E>&5C=71I=F4@;V9F:6-E4]N92!#;W)P;W)A=&EO;BX@*51J#0HR,"XU-"`M M,BXS(%1$#0HH4TE'3D%455)%("E4:@T*+3(P+C4T("TR+C,@5$0-"B@@("`@ M("!0=7)S=6%N="!T;R!T:&4@2!C875S960@=&AI2DW*"`O2!,+B!2=71M86XI M751*#0I%5`T*,"!'#0HP($H@,"!J(#`N,C0@=R`Q,"!-(%M=,"!D#0HS-C(N M,3,@-C4W+C0U(&T-"C0W-"XT-2`V-3'0@70T*+T9O;G0@/#P-"B]&,B`T(#`@4@T*+T8T(#$Q(#`@4@T*/CX-"B]% M>'1'4W1A=&4@/#P-"B]'4S$@-B`P(%(-"CX^#0H^/@T*96YD;V)J#0HQ,B`P M(&]B:@T*/#P-"B]4>7!E("](86QF=&]N90T*+TAA;&9T;VYE5'EP92`Q#0HO M2&%L9G1O;F5.86UE("A$969A=6QT*0T*+T9R97%U96YC>2`V,`T*+T%N9VQE M(#0U#0HO4W!O=$9U;F-T:6]N("]2;W5N9`T*/CX-"F5N9&]B:@T*-B`P(&]B M:@T*/#P-"B]4>7!E("]%>'1'4W1A=&4-"B]302!F86QS90T*+T]0(&9A;'-E M#0HO2%0@+T1E9F%U;'0-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH-"C0@,"!O8FH-"CP\#0HO5'EP M92`O1F]N=`T*+U-U8G1Y<&4@+U1Y<&4Q#0HO3F%M92`O1C(-"B]"87-E1F]N M="`O5&EM97,M4F]M86X-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH-"C4@,"!O8FH-"CP\#0HO5'EP M92`O1F]N=`T*+U-U8G1Y<&4@+U1Y<&4Q#0HO3F%M92`O1C,-"B]%;F-O9&EN M9R`Q,R`P(%(-"B]"87-E1F]N="`O5&EM97,M4F]M86X-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH- M"C$Q(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+U1Y<&4@+T9O;G0-"B]3=6)T>7!E("]4>7!E,0T* M+TYA;64@+T8T#0HO0F%S949O;G0@+U1I;65S+4)O;&0-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH- M"C$S(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+U1Y<&4@+T5N8V]D:6YG#0HO1&EF9F5R96YC97,@ M6R`P+V=R879E+V%C=71E+V-IF-A0T*(#$V-B]B"]59&EE`T*+V%T:6QD92]A9&EE M`T*+V5D:65R97-I"]O=&EL9&4O;V1I97)E61I97)E M7!E("]086=E#0HO M4&%R96YT(#<@,"!2#0HO4F5S;W5R8V5S(#$P(#`@4@T*+T-O;G1E;G1S(#D@ M,"!2#0H^/@T*96YD;V)J#0HW(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+U1Y<&4@+U!A9V5S#0HO M2VED7!E("]# M871A;&]G#0HO4&%G97,@-R`P(%(-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH-"C$U(#`@;V)J#0H\ M/`T*+T-R96%T:6]N1&%T92`H1#HQ.3$P,#`X,38Q-#0P,#0I#0HO4')O9'5C M97(@*%PS-S9<,S EX-99.1 4 ex99-1pdf.pdf PDF COPY OF EXHIBIT 99.1 FOR GEON begin 666 DOC.PDF M)5!$1BTQ+C(-"B7BX\_3#0HR(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+TQE;F=T:"`R-C(W#0H^ M/@T*&AI8FET(#DY+C$I5&H-"BTQ,"XP M-B`M,BXT(%1$#0HH1T5/3B!#14\@5$]-(%=!3%1%4DU)4D4@5$\@3$5!1"!0 M3TQ93TY%*51J#0HO1C0@,2!49@T*+3$N,#@@+3(N,S@@5$0-"BA'96]N+"!- M+D$N($AA;FYA($)O87)D'!R97-S($-O;F9I9&5N8V4@:6X@365R9V5D M($-O;7!A;GDI5&H-"C8N,C@@+3$N,B!41`T**$%F=&5R($1E<&%R='5R92!O M9B!-+D$N($AA;FYA($-%3RE4:@T*+T8U(#$@5&8-"BTQ-2XY,B`M,BXS-"!4 M1`T**$-L979E;&%N9"P@3VAI;R!<,C(W($%U9W5S="`Q-BP@,C`P,"!<,C(W M(%1H92!";V%R9"!O9B!$:7)E8W1O2!< M*$Y94T4Z($=/3EPI(&IO:6YE9"!T:&4@*51J#0HP("TQ+C$R(%1$#0HH8F]A M65S=&5R9&%Y(&EN(&YA;6EN9R!4:&]M87,@02X@5V%L=&5R;6ER92P@ M1V5O;B`I5&H-"E0J#0HH8VAA:7)M86X@86YD(&-H:65F(&5X96-U=&EV92!O M9F9I8V5R+"!A2!A;FYO=6YC960@=&AE(&1E<&%R='5R92!O9B!I=',@ M8VAA:7)M86X@86YD($-%3RP@4&AI;&QI<"!$+B!!4]N92!I;FET:6%L;'D@87,@<')E2!S:&%R96AO;&1E'0@70T*+T9O;G0@ M/#P-"B]&,B`T(#`@4@T*+T8S(#4@,"!2#0HO1C0@-B`P(%(-"B]&-2`W(#`@ M4@T*/CX-"B]%>'1'4W1A=&4@/#P-"B]'4S$@."`P(%(-"CX^#0H^/@T*96YD M;V)J#0HQ,"`P(&]B:@T*/#P-"B]4>7!E("](86QF=&]N90T*+TAA;&9T;VYE M5'EP92`Q#0HO2&%L9G1O;F5.86UE("A$969A=6QT*0T*+T9R97%U96YC>2`V M,`T*+T%N9VQE(#0U#0HO4W!O=$9U;F-T:6]N("]2;W5N9`T*/CX-"F5N9&]B M:@T*."`P(&]B:@T*/#P-"B]4>7!E("]%>'1'4W1A=&4-"B]302!F86QS90T* M+T]0(&9A;'-E#0HO2%0@+T1E9F%U;'0-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH-"C0@,"!O8FH- M"CP\#0HO5'EP92`O1F]N=`T*+U-U8G1Y<&4@+U1Y<&4Q#0HO3F%M92`O1C(- M"B]"87-E1F]N="`O5&EM97,M4F]M86X-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH-"C4@,"!O8FH- M"CP\#0HO5'EP92`O1F]N=`T*+U-U8G1Y<&4@+U1Y<&4Q#0HO3F%M92`O1C,- M"B]"87-E1F]N="`O5&EM97,M0F]L9`T*/CX-"F5N9&]B:@T*-B`P(&]B:@T* M/#P-"B]4>7!E("]&;VYT#0HO4W5B='EP92`O5'EP93$-"B].86UE("]&-`T* M+T)AF-A0T* M(#$V-B]B"]59&EE`T*+V%T M:6QD92]A9&EE`T*+V5D:65R97-I"]O=&EL9&4O;V1I97)E61I97)E7!E M("]086=E"!; M,"`P(#8Q,B`Q,#`X70T*/CX-"F5N9&]B:@T*,3(@,"!O8FH-"CP\#0HO5'EP M92`O0V%T86QO9PT*+U!A9V5S(#D@,"!2#0H^/@T*96YD;V)J#0HQ,R`P(&]B M:@T*/#P-"B]#')E9@T*,"`Q-`T*,#`P,#`P,#`P,"`V-34S-2!F#0HP,#`P,#`T M-S`Y(#`P,#`P(&X-"C`P,#`P,#`P,3<@,#`P,#`@;@T*,#`P,#`P,C -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1     Press Release of August 16, 2000